Following a lengthy rulemaking process, on Thursday, November 21, the Cook County Board adopted a set of rules for the Just Housing Amendment which will take effect on December 31, 2019. We are still waiting on guidelines from the County,…
Last Wednesday, October 23, three Chicago REALTORS® testified to the Cook County Board of Commissioners (CCB), advocating to preserve private property rights. CAR past president and current Illinois REALTORS® Treasurer Zeke Morris, EMA Realty and Management, CAR director Sarah Ware,…
Last week, Bill Lowry of the Cook County Board of Commissioners sponsored a resolution in honor of Chicago REALTOR® Candice Payne, 5th Group Realty, who went viral for her efforts to house and feed the homeless through Chicago’s polar vortex…
The Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced that nearly 57,000 properties with delinquent property taxes will be auctioned at the Annual Tax Sale, beginning May 3, 2019, if they remain unpaid. The unpaid property taxes are $189.6 million…
About 1,000 homeowners in Cook County who have not paid last year’s taxes could avoid the Annual Tax Sale by reapplying for senior citizen property tax exemptions they did not receive last year, Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said. Lists…